Do you count standing at a standing desk?

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  • jorebkoki
    jorebkoki Posts: 2 Member
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    MFP has "standing desk work" and "fishing from river bank, standing" under cardio/exercise.

    I just got my standing desk and since it does burn more calories than sitting I wanted to log this additional activity - so for 6 hours (360 minutes) of standing work my total came to 1220 calories (yes, I'm heavy).

    I'm inclined to include this "exercise" but I wonder if I should.
  • MsMaeFlowers
    MsMaeFlowers Posts: 261 Member
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    I log my standing desk time, or I did until I got my fitbit that just does it for me. But, I only work standing 1 day a week, so it's not part of my every day activity. I get to eat all the food on Tuesday because it's also gym day in the morning and dog walking in the evening plus standing all day. I love Tuesdays.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,867 Member
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    jorebkoki wrote: »
    MFP has "standing desk work" and "fishing from river bank, standing" under cardio/exercise.

    I just got my standing desk and since it does burn more calories than sitting I wanted to log this additional activity - so for 6 hours (360 minutes) of standing work my total came to 1220 calories (yes, I'm heavy).

    I'm inclined to include this "exercise" but I wonder if I should.

    You would need to figure out how many calories you burn sitting for the same amount of time...you only burn about 20 or so more calories standing than you do sitting per hour.
  • fbchick51
    fbchick51 Posts: 240 Member
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    Dewymorning wrote: »
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    At my office, we have a standing desk that has been attached to a treadmill. LOL
  • 3rdof7sisters
    3rdof7sisters Posts: 486 Member
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    I have a standing desk, but it never even occurred to me as exercise.
    I assume you burn more calories standing than sitting, but I won't add it as exercise.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,867 Member
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    3rdof7sisters wrote: »
    I have a standing desk, but it never even occurred to me as exercise.
    I assume you burn more calories standing than sitting, but I won't add it as exercise.

    very slightly more...it's pretty negligible really.
  • JeepHair77
    JeepHair77 Posts: 1,291 Member
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    I love my standing desk, but no, I don't consider it exercise, and I really don't even consider it a big enough difference to get someone from "sedentary" to "lightly active." Standing doesn't burn considerably more calories than sitting, I don't think.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,464 Member
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    It's just "bonus burn" that helps cover logging & estimating variations.
  • BeeerRunner
    BeeerRunner Posts: 728 Member
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    No, definitely not. My heart rate is not elevated that much when standing. It's healthier though.
  • Larissa_NY
    Larissa_NY Posts: 495 Member
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    If standing desks counted as exercise, no one who has a job where they're on their feet all day would ever be overweight or obese.

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